Khabib Nurmagomedov Calls For Nate Diaz Next

A new threat has arrived at 155lbs following Khabib Nurmagomedov obliterated Thiago Tavares inside of one round at UFC on FX 7 in Brazil.

The Russian import blitzed Tavares after an initial punch put him on the mat, and then Nurmagomedov unloaded with a barrage of quick elbow strikes that bludgeoned the Brazilian earning him the TKO victory.

With a perfect record of 19-0 as a professional and 3-0 inside the UFC Octagon, Nurmagomedov could be poised to make a big run at 155lbs in 2013.

Following his win over Tavares on Saturday, Nurmagomedov made it clear who he wants next, and it happens to be a former lightweight title contender.

“The next fight I really want with Nate Diaz,” said Nurmagomedov when speaking with Fuel TV.

Typically the UFC avoids making match-ups with fighters coming off of wins with fighters coming off of losses, and Diaz most recently went down in defeat to UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox 5.

Still, Nurmagomedov is a rising star and the call out on national television might be just the incentive matchmaker Joe Silva needs to pair him with the former Ultimate Fighter winner.

The dude is 19-0 in his career , 3-0 with 2 impressive stoppages in one of UFC's toughest divisions, and training with one of the best camps in the world. To say he isn't worthy of an inconsistent Nate Diaz is pretty funny if you ask me.

The dude is 19-0 in his career , 3-0 with 2 impressive stoppages in one of UFC's toughest divisions, and training with one of the best camps in the world. To say he isn't worthy of an inconsistent Nate Diaz is pretty funny if you ask me.

I'd love to see this fight.

He was so inconsistent with those punches to Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone's face.

You hate the term "overrated", but it's pretty funny how it doesn't apply to Nate after he loses a title fight of all things.

He was so inconsistent with those punches to Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone's face.

You hate the term "overrated", but it's pretty funny how it doesn't apply to Nate after he loses a title fight of all things.

Where did I use the term overrated? I said he is inconsistent. Which he is. Nate does well then hits a rough patch. It happened in his last 155 stint and his stint at 170. It's the story of Nate's career so far.

The dude is 19-0 in his career , 3-0 with 2 impressive stoppages in one of UFC's toughest divisions, and training with one of the best camps in the world. To say he isn't worthy of an inconsistent Nate Diaz is pretty funny if you ask me.

I'd love to see this fight.

To add on to that, I'm not sure if you watched Kabib's fight with Gleison, but I really don't see how he won that fight. Even if the cage-stalling did give him the fight, there's nothing from that fight to show me he could hang with the top yet.

Tavares is a good fighter, but I think he should fight someone a bit higher (Guillard, Varner, Healy, dos Anjos) before fighting the top-tier of the Lightweight division.

Where did I use the term overrated? I said he is inconsistent. Which he is. Nate does well then hits a rough patch. It happened in his last 155 stint and his stint at 170. It's the story of Nate's career so far.

Losing to the champ isn't a rough stint if you ask me. It's just that.

To add on to that, I'm not sure if you watched Kabib's fight with Gleison, but I really don't see how he won that fight. Even if the cage-stalling did give him the fight, there's nothing from that fight to show me he could hang with the top yet.

Tibau seemed to have no problem with the clean sweep in Khabibs favor, he knew he got bested that night. Even if Khabib couldn't take him down, Gleison couldn't pull off his gameplan and the times they struck I had it slightly in favor of Khabib.

Tibau seemed to have no problem with the clean sweep in Khabibs favor, he knew he got bested that night. Even if Khabib couldn't take him down, Gleison couldn't pull off his gameplan and the times they struck I had it slightly in favor of Khabib.

Either way, he still got the win.

Again, not sure if we were watching the same fight, so I did a bit of research.